Cystic Fibrosis Center | Patient Resources

Sexual and reproductive health for teens and young adult women with CF

• Puberty and Menstrual Periods
• What Should I know About Sex?
• Vaginal Yeast Infections
• Contraception
• Urinary Incontinence
• Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
• Pregnancy and Fertility Basics
• Deciding Whether to Become a Parent
• Talking with your CF Team about Sexual and Reproductive Health
• Talking with your Partner about CF and Sexual and Reproductive Health
• Pregnancy and CF

Fact sheets

The fact sheets below were developed by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Nutrition

• Nutrition for infants with CF (birth to one year)
• Nutrition for toddlers with CF (one to three years)
• Nutrition for children with CF (four to seven years)
• Nutrition for teens with CF
• CF Nutrition: Changes through life
• School, enzymes and sports
• Pancreatic enzyme replacement
• Understanding tubefeeding
• The Extra Scoop on Vitamins
• Bone Health and CF

Tests

• Sweat testing procedure and commonly asked questions
• Genetic carrier testing for CF

Adult topics

• Are you thinking about having Children?

Medication

• Which Nebulizer for which Drug?
• PICC Information

Hypertonic saline therapy

• hypertonic saline therapy for CF: Is it right for you?

Germs

• what you should know about germs
• stopping the spread of germs

School

• day-to-day, school, and CF

Insurance

• know your health insurance coverage

Helpful links

• healthy web surfing

En espanol

Para informacion en espanol CF Foundation web site.